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PSU men in Slam tourney UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State men’s basketball team is set to compete in the 2024 Sunshine Slam, which will take place November 25-26 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. Penn State will face two of Clemson, San Francisco and Fordham as participants in the Beach bracket, while the Ocean bracket will consist of Radford, Chicago State, Drexel, and Purdue Fort Wayne. The Sunshine Slam will consist of a pair of semifinal round games in each bracket on Nov. 25 and a championship and consolation game in each bracket on Nov. 26. Champions will be crowned for ...

Changes likely to upend scholarship rules

The Associated Press Cody McDavis’ life changed forever with a few strokes of a pen. McDavis grew up in a single-parent home where his mother worked three jobs to afford life’s essentials. There was zero chance of paying for college if not for a basketball scholarship to Northern Colorado. “The assumption was if I didn’t get a scholarship, I was not going to college,” recalled McDavis, now an attorney for a Los Angeles-based firm. Scholarships are not going away in college athletics, but how many there are and which sports they will apply to in coming years are among ...

Nittany Lions advance to semifinal round

From Mirror, wire reports OMAHA, Neb. — The Penn State men’s baseball team advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament Thursday night, thanks to a 9-5 come-from-behind win over Michigan. The Nittany Lions, now 28-23 overall, were the No. 8 seed going up against the No. 4 seed Wolverines, who are now 31-27. Penn State upset No. 1 seed Illinois on Thursday night. Down 5-3, Penn State erupted for six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, led by Bryce Molinaro who smashed a grand slam for the go-ahead runs. Forest Hills product Adam Cecere reached base four times in the ...

Luensmann helps Penn State knock off Illinois

From Mirror reports OMAHA, Neb. — The Penn State baseball team earned an 8-4 win over top-seed Illinois on Wednesday in its Big Ten Tournament Opener at Charles Schwab Field. The Nittany Lions got five strong innings from Travis Luensmann and key hits from Adam Cecere, J.T. Marr and Bobby Marsh. Penn State improved to 27-23 overall, while Illinois dropped to 33-18. The Nittany Lions will meet Michigan tonight at 7 p.m. on Big Ten Network. Penn State improved to 5-2 all-time against No. 1 seeds in the Big Ten Tournament. A Bellwood-Antis graduate, Luensmann got the start for ...

Friday rule for new Big Ten schools

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Each of the Big Ten Conference’s new West Coast schools will make at least one appearance this coming season on Fox Sports’ “College Football Friday” package. The 12-game schedule includes nine Big Ten matchups. Oregon, Southern California, UCLA and Washington will have at least one Friday night home game. The Bruins, Ducks and Huskies, along with Rutgers, Michigan State and Purdue, will make two appearances. Washington — which got to the College Football Playoff title game before losing to Michigan — visits Rutgers on Sept. 27 in ...

Lee added as PSU coach

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson named former Nittany Lion Nick Lee as assistant coach, rounding out his coaching staff as the 2024-25 season nears. Lee became Penn State’s first five-time All-Americans in 2022 when he won his second straight individual NCAA championship at 141 pounds. Lee, who was part of three NCAA team championship squads for Penn State, tallied five podium finishes for Sanderson’s squad. He finished fifth in 2018, fifth in 2019, was a first team All-American when 2020’s tournament was canceled, then won NCAA titles at 141 in 2021 ...